Syntactic Analysis

LINGUISTICS 309

The ability to produce and understand an infinite number of sentences is perhaps the most fascinating aspect of the human language faculty. Syntax is the study of how the brain organizes sentences from smaller phrases and words. This course explores syntactic analysis from several perspectives within generative linguistics, focusing primarily on the Government and Binding framework but also introducing Minimalist and Principles and Parameters frameworks. Topics to be discussed include phrase structure, transformations, case theory, thematic roles, and anaphora. Assignments will help students learn to construct and compare analyses of syntactic problems in English and other languages. Prerequisite: Ling 170D.
Course Attributes: EN S; BU Hum; AS SSC; FA SSC; AR SSC

Section 01

Syntactic Analysis
INSTRUCTOR: Barros
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